All 4 Uses of
phenomenon
in
For Whom the Bell Tolls
- "It is a phenomenon," the corporal said.†
Chpt 15phenomenon = something that exists or happened -- often of special interest
- Thou art a veritable phenomenon.†
Chpt 22 *
- Thou art a phenomenon of philosophy and an unfortunate man, he told himself and grinned again.†
Chpt 34
- "That one is a phenomenon, Ingles," Agustan whispered.†
Chpt 41
Definitions:
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(1)
(phenomenon) something that exists or happened -- especially something of special interest -- sometimes someone or something that is extraordinary"Phenomenons" and "phenomena" are both appropriate plural forms of this noun. "Phenomena" is generally used in scientific or philosophical contexts.
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
In philosophy, a phenomenon is something as known through the senses. It is contrasted with a noumenon.